FACTS ABOUT AFRICA

1. The Gambia has only one university.

2. Equatorial Guinea is Africa’s only

spanish speaking country.

3. South Africa is the most visited

African country.

4. Nigeria has the richest Black people in Africa.

5. Samuel Eto’o is the highest paid Footballer of all time, he received about £350,000 weekly in Russia in 2011.

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6. A person from Botswana is called

a Motswana, the plural is Batswana.

7. A person from Lesotho is called a

Mosotho.

8. A person from Niger is called a

Nigerien.

8. A person from Burkina Faso is called a Burkinabe.

9. Nigeria has won more football

cups than England.

10. Zimbabwe’s President, Robert Gabriel Mugabe is the

world’s most educated President with 7 degrees, two of

them are Masters.

11. Al-Ahly of Egypt is the richest club in Africa.

12. Didier Drogba is Chelsea’s

highest goalscorer in European competition.

13. Johannesburg, South Africa is

the most visited city in Africa.

14. Zinedine Zidane wanted to play

for Àlgeria, but the selector rejected him, saying they are

already many players like him in the team.

15. President Jacob Zuma was given a special award by

Fifa for refereeing on Robben Island during his years as a

political prisoner.

16. President Robert Mugabe was

jailed for 11 years for fighting for freedom.

17. President Robert Mugabe is

Africa’s oldest Head of State and the world’s second oldest Head of State. He was born in 1924.

18. The Seychelles are the most educated Africans.

Seychelles’ literacy rates (Adult: 92%, Youth: 99%)

Zimbabwe is 2nd (Adult: 91.2%,Youth: 99%).

19. Rwanda is a better country for

gender equality than England and USA.

20. Somalia got its first ATM on

October 7, 2014.

21. South Africa has the most Grammy award winners in

Africa.

22. Ethiopia has the most airports in

Africa.

23. Ethiopia’s economy is growing

faster than China’s.

24. Eritrea’s President, Isaias Afwerki is the least richest

President in Africa.

25. Ethiopia is Africa’s oldest

independent country, it has existed for over 3,000 years

Without being colonised.

26. Haile Selassie 1 was the 225th

and last Emperor of Ethiopia.

27. Nigeria has the most monarchs

in the world.

28. Angola has more Portuguese

speakers than Portugal.

29. President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos has ruled Angola

since 1979.

30. President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo is Africa’s longest serving Head of State. He has ruled Equatorial Guinea since August 3, 1979 when he overthrew his uncle, Francisco Nguema. His son, Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue is his Vice President and will succeed him if he resigns. He started ruling Dos Santo

31. George Weah of Liberia is the

first man to win World, European and African footballer of

the year in the same year.

32. Swaziland is the only remaining

absolute mornach in the world.

33. The Gambia is the smallest country in Africa followed by Swaziland.

34. King Sobhuza ll of Swaziland took the longest time in

reigning Swaziland, 62 years as he was crowned in 1921

and died in August 1982 at the age of 83 years.

35. Zimbabwe is the only country in the world were almost everyone was a billionaire at one point —  with Arjan

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